Before a certain movie came out, "Wolong" (Crouching Dragon) and "Fengchu" (Young Phoenix) were still positive terms, but now I can't even look at these two words straight on.

Damn Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix.

The narrator first mentioned a shortcut in life because of Shen Yi's arrival, and now the shortcut actually has forks in the road, and there's even a single mom involved. What, acting as a dad already?

To be honest, when he first heard the news, he also couldn't believe it. The landlady in front of him didn't look like someone who had been married or had kids, but the narrator wouldn't be wrong. This was a real rich woman. Whoever married her would skip a generation and not have to worry about having kids.

Looking at it this way, although Shen Yi is also considered wealthy, she still falls short compared to this single mom. No wonder she can be the shortcut of all shortcuts.

However, ever since the narrator appeared, Su Qing had long decided to develop slowly and steadily, whether it was Shen Yi or this landlady, he had no intentions.

It's not because he's such a gentleman, but because he knows he's not worthy. The water is too deep with these two women, and he can't handle it for now.

Not to mention afar, just talking about the meal with Shen Yi and Xu Feng, although the two seem to just be acquaintances, he knows that Xu Feng is at least a company boss, a legitimate high-quality man.

He doesn't want to end up with nothing to gain but a scandal; only an idiot would do that.

Moreover, he clearly knows that, although he saved Shen Yi once, they are really just normal friends, and not particularly close ones at that.

Of course, he still doesn't know Shen Yi is already hooked. Otherwise, he'd definitely start charging, whether it's for petting cats, smoking or whatever; nothing comes free.

As Su Qing's taxi drove away, Wen Nanqing casually said to the person hiding behind the fake rock: "Come out, he's gone. Look at you now, what's there to be so sneaky about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yi stepped out from behind the fake rock. Today, unusually without a long dress, she was dressed in sharp business attire, making her aura even more formidable.

"Of course, I know it isn't stealing or robbing, but isn't it a bit disgraceful for us to team up against a young guy in his twenties?" Shen Yi pouted.

In response, Wen Nanqing quickly raised her hand: "Stop it, you were the one scheming. I was just helping, after all, I'm just a landlord, don't drag me into everything."

"So, how did it go? Is it settled?" Shen Yi broke character immediately, asking anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Wen Nanqing proudly waved the contract in her hand and smiled: "Of course, I didn't even need to use the beauty trap, and he agreed. Thank me!"

Shen Yi couldn't help but roll her eyes. She was very familiar with Wen Nanqing in front of her. Although she was seen by outsiders as a virtuous wife and loving mother, in reality, she was quite a flirt. Having been married and a mother, she's more than capable of handling people.

"Is he moving in tomorrow?" Shen Yi asked while flipping through the contract.

"Should be. Don't worry, the house next door to him has already been cleaned, and the keys are upstairs. But are you sure you want to leave the villa for an apartment? If it wasn't because my kid needed schooling and I needed to collect rent easily, I would have moved to the suburbs already," Wen Nanqing said casually.

It turns out Su Qing's future neighbor had already been settled. Otherwise, with all the properties Wen Nanqing had, how could it have taken so many days for news to come?

Shen Yi shook her head helplessly and sighed: "I really have no choice. Even though it would be fine without him, it feels difficult. I'm too busy lately and don't have a good reason to ask him out. There's a feeling like my body is being emptied."

Wen Nanqing:...

What's that supposed to mean? Although she knew Shen Yi seemed to have a weakness for Su Qing's voice, saying it like that was a bit too blunt.

Besides, she didn't think Su Qing's voice was anything special, so she attributed everything to the 'hero saves the beauty' scenario.

She thought Shen Yi was influenced by that behavior.

"Do you need a reason to ask a man out? Both of you are single, do you really need a reason to go on a date?" Wen Nanqing didn't understand.

Hearing this, Shen Yi brushed back her hair by her ear, a bit conflicted: "It's because we have no relationship that I'm conflicted."

"Once or twice is fine, but if I keep asking, he might get the wrong idea. The key is I really don't have feelings for him in that way, it's just..."

"It's just that he can satisfy your weird need, right?" Wen Nanqing interjected.

Shen Yi:...

Liking a voice, how could that be weird?

But thinking about her behavior, it does fit the term 'weird', for she had people make Su Qing move out of his perfectly comfortable home and even planned to move next door to him just to find a legitimate reason to talk to Su Qing for a long time. Even a weirder person would find that weird.

Realizing this, Shen Yi shivered, surprised to discover such an odd side of herself.

"Oh, stop it... You have the nerve to talk, aren't you worried about your nails getting in the way?" Shen Yi's face turned red as she retorted.

Upon hearing this, Wen Nanqing raised her eyebrows, lifted her hand in front of her face, and replied, somewhat surprised:

"Oh, I wouldn't have guessed you know quite a bit?"

Shen Yi:...

Even though Wen Nanqing is a woman whom men see as a virtuous and lovely mother type, with a gentle nature, she still has the experience of a veteran, a match Shen Yi is far from ready for.

Meanwhile, back in his place, Su Qing felt a bit excited and began packing some miscellaneous things, getting ready to move tomorrow.

Luckily, as a single guy, he didn't have much, just one woven bag and a suitcase, and he'd throw out whatever was unnecessary.

Then he remembered old A, whom he hadn't contacted for days. He wondered if he was still alive, how the job hunt was going, and thought maybe he could help him move tomorrow.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a WeChat message to Wang Xing, telling him he found a new place and asked if he wanted to co-rent together.

After a full five minutes, Wang Xing replied with a picture of intertwined fingers and a caption:

"Qingzi, from today, you and I part ways."

Seeing this, Su Qing quickly opened Wang Xing's Moments, and sure enough, the first post, made an hour ago, was a photo of Wang Xing and Jiang Mengting.

[Rely on persistence, have whatever you want. At this moment, Wang Xing reached the highlight of his life; his goddess has had a change of heart.]

In fact, even without the narrator, he could guess what happened. The narrator had hinted half a month ago that things between Wang Xing and Jiang Mengting might not be over. He had tried to intervene, but apparently to no avail.

Turning a heartbreaker around isn't likely. If he had guessed right, she got dumped by the last guy and remembered Wang Xing was her backup.

Only, this backup had been hurt badly enough that she'd have to offer something, like agreeing to be Wang Xing's girlfriend.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reply to Wang Xing with two words:

"Truly sweet?"

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